Posted: Friday, October 15, 2021
Category - Formulary Update
This update covers local formulary changes and decisions not related to recent SMC advice such as formulary appeals, new drug assessments and formulary section reviews
Posted: Friday, October 8, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News for September 2021
Posted: Monday, October 4, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for September 2021
Posted: Monday, October 4, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Sevodyne® is now NHSGGC Preferred brand of buprenorphine 7 day transdermal patches
Posted: Friday, October 1, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update September 2021
Posted: Friday, October 1, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
NUTRITION UPDATE – What’s new?
Updated Oral and Enteral Nutrition Formulary Adults and Older Children
Abbott Ensure® Product Range Review
Updated Gluten Free Food Formulary
New Clinical Guidelines
Posted: Friday, October 1, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Drug Safety Update – Laxatives and the use of starch-based thickeners
Reducing the risk of aspiration in those patients taking thickened fluids and using polyethylene glycol/macrogol laxatives
Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Stoma garments prescribed are restricted to those patients who have a clinical need or require additional support as determined by specialist stoma service.
Posted: Friday, September 10, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News for August 2021
Posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
This blog serves as a reminder of the issues prescribers should consider when prescribing QT prolonging medicines.